Illinois State Designations

RHC (Presence) St. Francis Hospital has the following designations:

Perinatal II+ – A Perinatal Level 2 Medical Center with extended capabilities provides an intermediate level of care to expect that mothers and “more complex care to newborns when required.” This hospital does not maintain a neonatal intensive care nursery. However, the facility does “maintain a special care nursery that is covered by a neonatologist who is specifically trained to treat newborns requiring special care.”

Magnet Recognition – This facility is recognized by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, a part of the American Nurses Association for their strong nursing leadership, effective communication skills and organizational decision-making processes.

Primary Stroke Center – Illinois state regulators to recognize RHC (Presence) St. Francis Hospital as a stroke care facility that meets the standards of care to support optimal outcomes for stroke patients. To maintain the designation, the hospital must follow the Illinois Department of Public Health compliance regulations. Previously, primary stroke centers were called “Emergent Stroke Ready Hospital.”

Emergency Department Approved for Pediatrics (EDAP) – This facility is a recognized EDAP hospital that participates in the Illinois emergency medical system under section 515. 4000 and provides “operable emergency department care to pediatric patients 24 hours per day.”

According to data supplied by the hospital to the Illinois Department of Health other agencies, RHC St Francis Hospital reported the following medical errors which may be of concern to patients and their families.

Facility-Acquired Infections

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infections in the Adult Medical/Surgical ICU (01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017) with one patient reporting infections for 524 central-line days

Surgical Site Infections Associated with Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (01/01/2017 to 12/31/2017) with one patient reporting an infection in 38 procedures.

Patient Safety

The state of Illinois maintains comprehensive records on medical centers in hospitals that rank unexpected problems compared to all other facilities in the United States. Currently, St. Francis Hospital has been cited for current safety issues that involve:

Postoperative Hemorrhage or Hematoma (for 2015) 8 of 1405 patients. According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, this statistic is the same as the posted state average.

Pneumonia Patients Admitted to the Hospital within 30 days (between 07/01/2013 and 6/30/2016) – 19.5 % of all patients treated at the facility for pneumonia were readmitted to the facility 30 days after departure for retreatment. This statistical percentage is significantly higher than the posted national average (16.9%) and Illinois average (17.37%).

Pneumonia 30 Day Mortality Rate (between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016) – 13.5% of all patients treated for pneumonia at the facility died within 30 days. This statistical rate is slightly lower than the posted national average (15.9%) and Illinois average (15.98%).

Heart Failure Patients Readmitted to the Facility within 30 Days (between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016) – 22.3 % of all patients treated for heart failure were readmitted to the facility within 30 days after discharge. This statistical rate is slightly higher than the posted national average (21.6%) and Illinois average (21.78%).

Heart Failure 30 Day Mortality Rate (between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016) – 10.5 % of all patients treated for heart failure at the facility died within 30 days. This statistical rate is slightly lower than the posted national average (11.9%) and Illinois average (11.67%).

Heart Attack Patient Readmitted to the Facility within 30 Days (between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016) – 17.1% of all patients treated at the hospital for heart attack were readmitted to the facility 30 days after discharge for retreatment. The statistical percent is slightly higher than the posted national average (16.3%) and Illinois State average (16.4%).

Heart Attack 30 Day Mortality Rate (between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016) – 13.5% of all patients treated for a heart attack at the facility died within 30 days after admittance. The statistical rate is significantly lower than the posted national average (13.6%) and Illinois average (13.32 percent).

Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rate Including Heart Attack Deaths, But Not Including Transfers (between July 1, 2013, and June 30, 2016) – seven patients out of 127 cases died at the facility from a heart attack. The statistical risk-adjusted rate of 33 per 1000 patients is slightly lower than the posted Illinois State average of 37.24 per 1000.

Pneumonia Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rate for 2015 – Nine patients out of 236 died from the ammonia. This statistical risk-adjusted rate of 36.41 per 1000 patients is significantly higher than the posted Illinois average of 23.48 per 1000.

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) Deaths Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rate for 2015 – Five out of 186 patients died of congestive heart failure at the facility. This risk-adjusted rate of 14.84 per 1000 patients is almost three times higher than the posted Illinois average of 20.74 per 1000.

Stroke-Associated Risk-Adjusted Mortality Rate for 2015 – Nine patients out of 129 died of a stroke at the hospital. This risk-adjusted rate of 45.3 per 1000 patients is significantly lower than the posted Illinois average of 61.56 per 1000 patients.

Maternal Safety and Utilization

Obstetric Trauma – Vaginal with Instrument (10/01/2016 to 9/30/2017) Twelve out of 42 patients which translates to 285.71 per 1000). According to the Illinois Department of Public Health, this statistic is significantly worse in the state average of 113.23 per 1000 patients

Obstetric Trauma – Vaginal without Instrument (for 2015) Six out of 371 patients. According to the IDPH, this statistic trauma rate is the same as the state average.

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